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Château de Barfleur

Coordinates: 49°40′16″N 1°15′48″W / 49.6711°N 1.2633°W / 49.6711; -1.2633
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Château de Barfleur
Barfleur, Normandy, France
Château de Barfleur is located in Normandy
Château de Barfleur
Château de Barfleur
Coordinates49°40′16″N 1°15′48″W / 49.6711°N 1.2633°W / 49.6711; -1.2633

Château de Barfleur was a castle in Barfleur, Normandy, France.[1]

History

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The Norman Earls of Chester held a castle at Barfleur in the 12th century.[2] The city fortifications were demolished in the 16th century by Jacques de Goyon, Marshall of France under orders from Henry III of France.[3]

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References

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  • Palgrave, Francis (2013). The collected historical works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H. Vol. 3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-62631-7. OCLC 859182019.
  • Mémoires de la Sociéte des Antiquaires de la Normandie. Société des antiquaires de Normandie. 1825.